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This dynamic duo went from singing covers of Beyoncé songs on YouTube to being signed to Beyoncé’s label, Parkwood Entertainment. Our terrific women this Friday are Chloe and Halle Bailey. They signed to Parkwood Entertainment in 2013 when their rendition of Beyoncé’s song “Pretty Hurts” went viral. Ever since then they have opened for Beyoncé…Read more This Dynamic Sister Duo #TWF

"Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak" - Rachel Zoe. At just 11 years old, Tavi Gevinson would post pictures of her most distinctive outfits on her fashion blog, Style Rookie. What she didn't know at the time was that her blog would lead her to her very own…Read more Founder of Rookie Magazine #TWF

Cicely Tyson is a legend to many! She’s an award winning actress seen in ‘The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,’ ‘The Help,’ and Broadway’s ‘The Trip to Bountiful.’ She is our terrific woman this Friday! Cicely was very secretive with her personal life. But she was very involved in her community. After the assassination of…Read more Award-Winning Actress #TWF

In 1921 from May 31 to June 1, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in American history occurred. It is known as the Tulsa Race Riot and it was 18 hours full of violence. More than one thousand homes and businesses were destroyed and over 300 people were killed. The whole black community…Read more 1921 Tulsa Race Riot Survivor #TWF

This beauty is using technology to better her community. If you are sitting alone during lunch in school, you can now use the app, Sit With Us, to find a welcoming table you can sit at. The beauty behind this brilliant app is Natalie Hampton, who is our terrific woman this Friday. In junior high,…Read more You Can Sit With Us #TWF

This beauty is a teen activist and advocate for gun control. She is a survivor of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida that happened earlier this year. Our terrific woman this Friday is Emma González. After the shooting that happened at Emma's school, she realized that it was important to take action so that nothing…Read more The ‘We Call B.S.,’Game-Changing Teenager #TWF

This beauty is an actress and screenwriter who is best known for her hit Netflix show, "Master of None," for which she won an Emmy for in 2017. Our terrific woman this Tuesday is Lena Waithe, a beauty who is unapologetically herself and an inspiration to many. Lena had her heart set on screenwriting since…Read more Lena Waithe #TWT

If you were watching the 2018 U.S. Open then you saw how intense the match was. Naomi Osaka is now the first Japanese-Haitian woman to be a Grand Slam Champion. The 2018 U.S. Open was not the first time Naomi and Serena had a match together. Naomi beat Serena at the Miami Masters in March.…Read more 2 Winners, 1 game #TWT

Selma, an Oscar-winning historical drama; 13TH, an Oscar-nominated justice documentary; and Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time, were all directed by the same game-changing woman. This Beauty is a director, producer, writer, marketer, and film distributor. Our terrific woman this Tuesday is Ava DuVernay! Ava worked in film publicity before she started the DuVernay Agency, which…Read more The First Black Woman to Receive a Golden Globe Nomination for Best Director #TWT

This beauty is the first openly transgender person to be seated in a U.S. state legislature. Our terrific woman this Tuesday is Danica Roem! She first started as a journalist for the Gainesville Times, writing on stories about Virginia’s Prince William County. Now she is serving her community in another way, as a lawmaker in…Read more U.S. State Legislature’s first openly transgender woman #TWT